merchant ship

noun

Examples of merchant ship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And in November 2023, the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group, launched an ongoing campaign of attacks on more than 100 merchant ships in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade and resulting in delays and cost increases for container shipping from Asia to Europe and North America. Mona Yacoubian, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024 These were the fruit trees being transported during the merchant ship’s fateful journey. Richard Schiffman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024 The wreckage of a 244-foot merchant ship that sank in 1940 has been found in Lake Superior. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024 Some troops traveled by passenger ship, in relative comfort, but most sailed on merchant ships that the Soviets had assigned to the operation. Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for merchant ship 

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of merchant ship was in the 15th century

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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20ship. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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